Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(basket clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID892926
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyBuckingham
LocalityWillis River, ~2 mi SW of Pleasant Valley at SR 609-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle James-Willis
HUC8 Number02080205
HUC10 NameUpper Willis River
HUC10 Number0208020502
HUC12 NameBishop Creek-Willis River
HUC12 Number020802050201
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month9
Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28142
Author:Watson, B.
Date:2015
Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).
Publisher:Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
CommentsAbundance = shell only.;NUM_RELIC = common.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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